"What's in a Surname? The Effects of Surname Initials on Academic Success" by Liran Einav and Leeat Yariv, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 1. Economists at Stanford and Caltech find that economists whose last names begin with letters earlier in the alphabet are more likely to receive tenure at top universities, more likely to become fellows of the top economics society and more likely to receive the Nobel Prize and other prestigious awards."
Thursday, May 04, 2006
"A" Is For Brilliant
From the hard to believe department:
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not that that means anything for you, right Big-D?
I still smarting from the fact the my initials spell dumb - DMB
Someone recently pointed out to me that my name spelled backwards is Sinned. Wonder what mom would think of that!
hahaha sinner....
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